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AFP - Children born to an older father run a greater risk of developing a bipolar disorder than other kids, a Swedish study showed on Tuesday.

AP - Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.

AP - Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be used with great caution until more is known, editors of a leading medical journal urged Tuesday.

AP - New research into a possible link between a cholesterol-reducing drug and cancer concluded there was no proof to establish a connection, but other doctors warned that it should be used more carefully.

Reuters - Diseases such as cancer and diabetes
leave “fingerprints” in the serum and blood plasma of patients
and these may provide a valuable and non-invasive diagnostic
tool in time to come, according to a Chinese study.

If you’ve ever had any sort of major invasive surgery where it was necessary to put your under general anesthesia, then you know afterwards it takes your bowels a few days to sort of “wake up” out of the haze of anesthesia and begin to work to push out waste again.
Many patients suffer with difficulty […]

Reuters - Experts clashed over the safety of Merck
& Co and Schering-Plough’s cholesterol drug Vytorin on Tuesday
as full results from a controversial study were presented at
Europe’s biggest medical congress.

(NaturalNews) In a collaborative effort between the Chinese government and an Australian research institute, scientists have isolated four compounds in bitter melon that may account for the vegetable’s utility as a diabetes treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
“We can now understand at a molecular level why bitter melon works as a treatment for diabetes,” said David […]

(NaturalNews) New guidelines have been released that now recommend that mothers should breastfeed their babies for the first six months without adding any additional solid foods or formula. Experts from the World Health Organization support these new guidelines and this replaces previous guidelines that recommended adding solid foods or formula to a baby’s diet at […]

(NaturalNews) British officials and researchers scolded the drug industry for withholding negative drug trial results after a new study demonstrated that many antidepressants offer no significant benefit over a placebo to most patients.
The new study marked the first time that researchers in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States had used freedom of information laws […]

(NaturalNews) When handsome and talented young actor Heath Ledger died last winter, the New York City medical examiner’s autopsy report revealed his death was due to an unintentional life-ending cocktail of prescription drugs, including anti-anxiety medications Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan), the sleeping pill Zopiclone (Lunesta) and the sedative Temazepam (Restoril), which is […]

(NaturalNews) In the aftermath of Hurricane Gustov, which has left more than one million people in Lousiana without power, we’ve just made a donation that will bring emergency light and radios to those who need it most. We’ve donated $20,000 worth of EcoLEDs 8-in-1 Emergency Tools to the WorldCare non-profit (www.WorldCare.org) for distribution to Hurricane […]

(NaturalNews) Citrus greening is blazing through the Florida citrus groves like wildfire. Scientists don’t know how long it will take to find a treatment or cure for this contagious bacterial disease. One scenario projects that within nine to ten years, all the citrus trees currently in the ground will be dead.
Citrus greening, caused by a […]

(NaturalNews) Men who consume more folate are significantly less likely to produce sperm with the chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to birth defects, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and published in the journal Human Reproduction.
A high intake of folate by women is already known to help […]

Reuters - With careful monitoring, even children
who have had allergic reactions to a vaccine can still be
vaccinated, a U.S. team of experts said on Tuesday.